POLICE SEARCHING FOR PERSON OF INTEREST
THE SULLIVAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS SEARCHING FOR A PERSON OF INTEREST CONCERNING A RECENT HOMICIDE IN BLUFF CITY. 40 YEAR OLD ARTHUR BURCHARD JR. WAS FOUND IN HIS APARTMENT…
ELDERLY STATE WORKERS STAYING ON THE JOB (AP)
Some state employees in Tennessee in their 80s have preferred to stay on the job rather than accept a voluntary buyout plan. Gov. Phil Bredesen had hoped to eliminate 2,300…
CARTER COUNTY OFFICER RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL
A CARTER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY WHO WAS SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY OVER THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM A LOCAL HOSPITAL. STEPHANIE SIMPSON WAS SHOT IN…
UNICOI COUNTY JAILER CHARGED
An employee of the Unicoi County Jail is accused of stealing money from inmates to pay his rent. 36-year-old Jimmy Fox is charged with two counts of theft and one…
LAWSON TO SELL ASSETS TO AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS
THE OWNER OF AN AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS IN GREENEVILLE IS SELLING HIS INTERESTS. LENNIE LAWSON MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT THIS WEEK THAT INCLUDES ALL OF HIS FAMILY’S AUTOMOTIVE INTERESTS, LAWSON CHEVROLET INCORPORATED,…
GUN EXCHANGE AT HIGH SCHOOL LEADS TO INVESTIGATION
THINGS ARE BACK TO NORMAL AT PATRICK HENRY HIGH SCHOOL IN WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA AFTER A GUN EXCHANGE OCCURRED BETWEEN TWO STUDENTS. SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS ARE STILL…
DICKENSON COUNTY TO GET GRANT
A SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COUNTY IS GETTING FEDERAL GRANT MONEY TO IMPROVE SEWER AND WATER QUALITY. DICKENSON COUNTY WILL BE RECEIVING A 390-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT TO FINANCE THE SECOND PHASE OF…
HAWKINS COUNTY BARBER HAS TRIAL DATE SET
THE CASE OF A HAWKINS COUNTY BARBER ACCUSED OF POSSESSING A LARGE AMOUNT OF DRUGS, WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES HAS BEEN RESET IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN GREENEVILLE. TERRY KEITH CASE…
BLUFF STABBING DEATH UPDATE
THE SULLIVAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS SEARCHING FOR A PERSON OF INTEREST CONCERNING A RECENT HOMICIDE IN BLUFF CITY. 40 YEAR OLD ARTHUR BURCHARD JR. WAS FOUND IN HIS APARTMENT…
POLICE STILL SEARCHING FOR BLEDSOE
KINGSPORT POLICE CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR A STABBING SUSPECT THAT’S BEEN ON THE RUN FOR OVER A WEEK. 20 YEAR OLD NATHAN SHANE BLEDSOE IS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT IN…
OBAMA MAKES VISIT TO SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL BARACK OBAMA SHOOK THINGS UP IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. HE MADE A TRIP TO LEBANON VIRGINIA YESTERDAY TO HOLD A TOWN HALL MEETING TO OUTLINE HIS PLANS FOR…